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Art Jewelry: What Is It, And Why
When you buy art jewelry, you are buying so much
more than a piece of jewelry. You are buying a
creative process – concept to design to execution
to finished product. It may not be too much to say
that you will be wearing a little bit of the artist
on your wrist or finger or lapel.
Concept
Conceptually, many of my designs, although not
immediately apparent, are inspired by nature. In
some of my floral embossed silver pieces, this is
easily seen. In the plastic, though? For one thing,
Mother Nature is not shy about color – just look
around you – all colors go together in nature.
In art, people often talk about forms being
“organic” or “geometric.” Generally, this means
that organic forms are “natural” and geometric
forms are not. I’m not sure I agree with this –
examine the different colored strata in a wall of
rock, for example; or that exquisite blue line
against the night horizon. Abstracted, yes, but
much of my plastic work has nature in mind. And I
kind of enjoy the irony of representing nature
with this most human-made material.
I also love human-made things – especially cars,
which are really just kinetic sculpture. Clothing,
shoes, jewelry, dishware, glassware. All of these
things are seeds for new designs.
Design
In this sense, design means how the piece is put
together. Sometimes the simplest looking piece may
have required a lot of planning. I have found that
the more I work with plastic, especially, the more I
am able to indulge my love for simple, clean,
dramatic forms. The material lends itself well to
this kind of expression.
Design also considers how the piece will work –
does it slip on, cuff on, or have some kind of hinge
or clasp mechanism? If so, how is this
constructed? How can the piece be good looking,
and also wearable – easy to put on, take off, not
get caught in one’s hair?
Execution
Jewelry making is an often dirty, loud, and
hazardous process that results in something that
would never make us think of dirt, noise and/or
danger. Here is where you are actually
purchasing the artist’s blood, sweat and tears.
The simpler and cleaner the form of the piece, the
more care must be taken on the finishing step.
Without details to distract the eye, small flaws
can be glaring.
Finished product
Each piece of jewelry on my site is either one of a
kind or a limited edition. The fun of art jewelry is
that you don’t usually see it on anyone else. And I
hope that way, that little piece of me expresses a
whole lot about you!
When you buy art jewelry, you are buying so much
more than a piece of jewelry. You are buying a
creative process – concept to design to execution
to finished product. It may not be too much to say
that you will be wearing a little bit of the artist
on your wrist or finger or lapel.
Concept
Conceptually, many of my designs, although not
immediately apparent, are inspired by nature. In
some of my floral embossed silver pieces, this is
easily seen. In the plastic, though? For one thing,
Mother Nature is not shy about color – just look
around you – all colors go together in nature.
In art, people often talk about forms being
“organic” or “geometric.” Generally, this means
that organic forms are “natural” and geometric
forms are not. I’m not sure I agree with this –
examine the different colored strata in a wall of
rock, for example; or that exquisite blue line
against the night horizon. Abstracted, yes, but
much of my plastic work has nature in mind. And I
kind of enjoy the irony of representing nature
with this most human-made material.
I also love human-made things – especially cars,
which are really just kinetic sculpture. Clothing,
shoes, jewelry, dishware, glassware. All of these
things are seeds for new designs.
Design
In this sense, design means how the piece is put
together. Sometimes the simplest looking piece may
have required a lot of planning. I have found that
the more I work with plastic, especially, the more I
am able to indulge my love for simple, clean,
dramatic forms. The material lends itself well to
this kind of expression.
Design also considers how the piece will work –
does it slip on, cuff on, or have some kind of hinge
or clasp mechanism? If so, how is this
constructed? How can the piece be good looking,
and also wearable – easy to put on, take off, not
get caught in one’s hair?
Execution
Jewelry making is an often dirty, loud, and
hazardous process that results in something that
would never make us think of dirt, noise and/or
danger. Here is where you are actually
purchasing the artist’s blood, sweat and tears.
The simpler and cleaner the form of the piece, the
more care must be taken on the finishing step.
Without details to distract the eye, small flaws
can be glaring.
Finished product
Each piece of jewelry on my site is either one of a
kind or a limited edition. The fun of art jewelry is
that you don’t usually see it on anyone else. And I
hope that way, that little piece of me expresses a
whole lot about you!